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RE: Tight aggressive poker player refresher
When a player, with a really tight aggressive image, limps in from UTG, what a good player should do with a hand like J10 or AJ or pocket Eights?
- FOLD because of the image. He/She could've easily limped AA or KK
- Raise to find out how you stand
- Flat call
My answer is "RAISE"
Of course RAISE.
Why?
The best play is minimum raise or maybe 2.2X raise. Chances are higher that the UTG will 3 bet you with Premiums then flat call your 3 bet. This way you will easily get rid of a trouble. If he/she calls your 3bet, chances are higher that he/she has a small pair and you can decide your post flop play with more ease.
Folding is also an option, especially if you have AJ off. Between AJ and J10 I prefer J10 when I have to play against a tight aggresive guy.
Flat calling UTG limp is a good option when you have suited connectors like 56 or 78 and small pairs from deuces to 7s. Suited connectors are a bit risky to catch a draw and not make it at the end but if succesfull, you can take down a huge pot.
I agree the raise is a best option in most cases, but with a J10 suited, a call can also be a right play. J10 suited flops pretty well and has a good potential to crack the ACES. But I do agree that it is risky when flop comes as up and down draw with a flush draw or back door flush draw as well, can be painfull on the river with a brick.
Verses a tight aggressive if I can see a flop cheap with J10 suited that sounds like getting a good discount to have a chance to chip up cheap. If the flop misses able to get out for the cost of a blind. Thanks again for adding to the conversation.
Thanks for adding great insight to the post @photogeek. Agree with all.
Agree raise is the way to go in that situation. I don't see tight aggressive types limping in very often. Especially from under the gun when they get to open. If you got the nerve to 3 bet J10 or even AJ into them that's a good fight brewing to win the pot. Then they 4 bet back at you as a tight aggressive will do. If both stacks are about equal and fairly deep then that J10 and AJ might shrink up some. Thanks for the read and comment